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Martin Cath's Who's Who of Surrey Chess

Compiled by H. Martin Cath (1938–2023)
Published online by the Surrey County Chess Association Archive.

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This Who's Who was compiled over many years by H. Martin Cath from Surrey County Chess Association records and other historical sources. The entries are presented substantially as Martin recorded them, including his abbreviations and research notes.

This is an archival publication of Martin Cath's research rather than a newly compiled biographical index. Entries have not necessarily been independently verified by the present archivist. Where a separately researched Surrey Chess Archive player record is available, it may be linked from Martin's original entry.
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Guide to Martin Cath's abbreviations Club and biographical codes

General abbreviations

AdjSCCA Adjudicator
AudSCCA Auditor
cPlayed in County match/es
CCWinner of Challenge Cup
ChaClub Chairman
CORCorrespondence Match Captain
ConPlayed in Surrey Congress
CURCurator of Trophies or Equipment
FCWinner of Felce Cup
FMFull Member of SCCA
ICTSInter-Club Tournament Secretary (or Director)
IM / GMInternational Master / Grandmaster
INDIndividual Tournament Secretary
JUNSCCA Junior Organiser
LVPLife Vice-President of SCCA
MCCounty Match Captain
mcClub Match Captain
PRESPresident of SCCA
PresClub President
SCN (No)Surrey Chess News No.....
SKWinner of Slater-Kennington Cup
TRUSTrustee of SCCA
TRESCounty Treasurer
tresClub Treasurer
VPVice-President of SCCA
vpClub Vice-President
WCWinner of Wernick Cup

Club abbreviations

ACAAcademy, Sandhurst
ADDAddlestone
ASHAshtead
BANBanstead
BARBarnes Village
BATBattersea
BCUB.C.U.R.A. (British Coal Utilisation Research establishment, Leatherhead)
BECBeckenham
BENBenhilton
BPOBattersea Police
BRXBrixton later to amalgamate with Streatham
BYFByfleet (& Pyrford)
CAMCamberley
CATCaterham
CCFCoulsdon Chess Fellowship (formerly Coulsdon & Purley)
CERCERL, Leatherhead (Central Electricity Research Laboratory)
CHACharterhouse
CHEChertsey
CHRChrist Church, Purley
CHSChessington
CLAClapham
CLCClapham Common
CMOCroydon Municipal Officers
COBCobham
COUCoulsdon & Purley forerunner of CCF (qv)
CPCrystal Palace
CROCroydon
CWCoulsdon West forerunner of COU (qv)
DOEDOE, Croydon (Department of the Environment)
DORDorking
DULDulwich (Plough)
ENDEndeavour forerunner of BRX (qv)
EPSEpsom
ERAE.R.A. Sports (English Racing Association, Leatherhead)
FARFarnham
FLYFlying Pieces
FORForestdale
GLCGreater London Council
GOBGoblin Sports
GODGodalming
GUIGuildford
HAMHampton
HANHanger Sports
HASHaslemere
HORHorley & District
KENKennington
KEWRichmond & Kew
KINKingston & Thames Valley
LCCLondon County Council forerunner of GLC (qv)
LEALeatherhead
LEGSurbiton British Legion Surbiton while based at the British Legion
MCMorley College
MCWMorden CWRA
MINMinistry of Labour, Kew
MITMitcham
MORMorden (Formerly St. Helier)
MTHMitcham, Thornton Heath and Norbury forerunner of MIT (qv)
MULMullards
MUSMushrooms
NADNew Addington
NCNew Cross
NLNightingale Lane
NLTNorwood London Transport Garage
NPLNational Physical Laboratory
O-OCastles
OROld Richmondonians
OSOld Suttonians
OWOld Wilsonians
OXTOxted and District
O4COld Coulsdon and Caterham
POEPost Office Engineering Dept
PUPPutney Park
PUTPutney
QMHQueen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton
RAERoyal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
RCCRichmond Community Centre
REDRedhill and District
RFNRedifon Telecom
RGSRoyal Grammar School, Guildford
RICRichmond and Twickenham
ROBRobin Hood
ROERoehampton
ROTRotameter Sports
SALSalfords
SHEShene also known as Mortlake & East Shene
SNSouth Norwood
STAStar and Garter
STHSt. Helier forerunner of MOR (qv)
STOStoneleigh (& Ewell)
STRStreatham and Brixton
SUCSutton Common joined Sutton to become Sutton & Cheam
SUTSutton and Sutton and Cheam
TAUTaurus
THThornton Heath and Norbury forerunner of MTH (qv)
TVThames Valley joined Kingston to become Kingston & Thames Valley
UnUnattached (or no club affiliation confirmed)
WALWallington and Carshalton
WATWatliff’s Sports
WEYWeybridge
WIMWimbledon
WNWest Norwood
WOKWoking
WSWest Surrey
WYMWimbledon YMCA
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  • Ibbetson H.

    STO 1967-75
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ibbetson T. H.

    CRO 1936-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ibbott Ben

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ibbott George

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ibbott Miss Chloe

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Idenberg G.

    MC 1963
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Iizuka Riki

    COU 2001-02
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ijaz Naveed

    BAT 2005-06
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ilieve Miss -

    TV 1929
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Illingworth J. B.

    MUS 1967-68
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Illsley Simon

    SUR 1999-2006 Con88-90,92-93,95-99
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ilott Geoffrey H.

    MC 1971-80 sec1972-74Con77-88 (d. 7/4/88)
    BAN 1977-84
    WAL 1984-85
    SUT 1985-88
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Imlay Christopher

    SN 1987-2001 Con95
    COU 1992-2009
    CHR 1994-95
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Imregun Cyrus K.

    RIC 2001
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Inanishchak Ivan

    WIM 2008
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingham R. J.

    KIN 1976-79 Con76 (b. 1961)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingles Samuel

    COU 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Inglis Gary

    SUT 1987-92 c2006Con87-88
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Inglis Mrs Mary

    STR 1987 c1985Con85,87-88
    (nee Hay) COU 1987-92
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Inglis Nicholas

    SUR 2005-09 c2006
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Inglis Robert A.

    STR 1984-87 c1985-86Con86-88
    COU 1987-91
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingold J. C.

    MIT 1962
    WAL 1965-67
    COU 1970
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingoldsby W. J.

    c1894-6
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingolfsson Johan

    CP 1996-98
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingram B. E.

    GUI 1968-70 c1968
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingram F. W.

    MC 1971
    MIT 1972
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingram H. C. B.

    KIN 1965-69
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ingram L. C.

    WIM c1925
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Innes David

    WIM 1990-98 c1992-98WC1997 (d. 99)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Inwood Kenneth F. H.

    KIN 1952-2015 c1955-2007pres2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ipe Ramsey

    COU 2006
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ippen O.

    BAT 1935-38 c1936-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Irons B.

    RIC 1998-2003
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Irving D.

    WIM 1947-75 c1949-72Con75-76
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Irving G.

    KIN 1979
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Irving K. Ernest

    c1920
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Isaac Martin

    GUI 1998 Con98
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Isaacs Jamie

    COU 2008-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Isaacs R.

    KIN 1978
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Isbell W.

    CRO 1956
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ischabold L.

    RIC 1956
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ishmail A.

    BAT 1994
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Isiko Herbert

    SN 2001-03
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Islam Muhammed

    c2001
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Isles E. A.

    CLC 1947-48 c1939-49SK1948
    OW 1951-56
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ismail A.

    RIC 1977-82
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ison Charles J.

    KIN 1968-2000 Con75-82,84,90sec1981-90,96-97 (d. 2000)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ivanishchak Ivan

    WIM 2005-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Iveson-Watt B. E. J.

    CRO 1957-66 sec1961-65c1962-65
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Ivey A.

    CLC 1938-51 c1938-52
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Izard -

    END 1875
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Izzard Brian J.

    KIN 1974-88 Con75-78,80-85,87,91-92
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Izzard Mrs Lolla

    KIN 1975-87 Con75,81,84
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L

  • Izzat Narian

    COU 1997
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. H-L